Open Mic Night: Sneak Peek

Looking forward to delving deeper into my open mic night project this summer. A sneak peek today! Stay tuned...

Flashback Friday: Run Devil Run

Last September friend Dave Plesh, drummer of Run Devil Run, invited me to a show at the infamous Viper Room located on the Sunset strip in LA. Great band. Great venue. Great images. Thanks, Dave!

Go Go Gourmet

Last Friday I had the privilege of working with my dear friends from Child S.H.A.R.E. for their first annual Go Go Gourmet fundraising event. Harnessing the momentum of the gourmet food truck movement, Child S.H.A.R.E. rounded up four of the finest food truck foodies in the Orange County and LA area. From chili dogs to crepes and tapas to tzatziki fries, those in attendance sampled savory servings of each chef's signature dishes. What goes best with fine food and beverage? Entertainment, of course. As the evening came to a close, folks danced to DJ Dubgypsy's tunes, witnessed some fine flamenco dancing, and were dazzled by Broadway Brian (see below). Make sure to mark your calendars for next year's event, as this year's was a complete success!

Child S.H.A.R.E. exists to offer hope and wholeness and to work toward healing, empowerment and justice for foster children by equipping families, individuals, volunteers and faith communities to provide and support foster and adoptive homes. To date, Child S.H.A.R.E. has successfully recruited over 900 families to provide foster homes, providing stability to over 2,700 children. Child S.H.A.R.E. families adopt children placed with them at over twice the national adoption rate and Child S.H.A.R.E. families are consistently honored, featured and recognized throughout the country as models of healthy foster parenting.

VIP Access!

Sponsor: One Hope Wine & volunteer working the raffle sales.

Esteban, owner of Barcelona On the Go, serving
scrumptious Spanish tapas!

Sponsor: Azuñia Tequila & raffle fun!

Taco Dawg, with the Beach Comber Taco

Crepes Bonaparte, with the Big Banana Man Desert Crepes

Broadway Brian in "Gravinipulation"

Flamenco dancing!

Aki, owner of Louke's Greek Gourmet to Go,
with his famous honey feta fries

DJ Dubgypsy, did a fantastic job with the music.

Our wonderful evening comes to a close.

Flashback Friday: Holga Happy

I think every photographer, at one point or another, has had a Holga phase. Found these couple gems from 2007ish. I believe this is the beach in Santa Monica. Happy Friday!

Island Life

Today I found myself curled up on the couch reading a letter from a friend who lives in Puerto Rico. As my eyes wandered along with the perfect penmanship, I began to sink into her story. Many moons since we last spoke, and yet, it's as if the letter picked up mid-conversation. She described her afternoon activities of teaching and tea sipping, and her daily victories of lawn mowing and gym going. Progress of past and present students graced the next paragraphs, followed by praises and prayers--both for here and for there.

For a brief moment, I slipped into fond memories of the whispers of winds through towering palms, sipping chai tea while hammocking on the balcony, walking at la playa with the pups, soaking up the sun while laying on the sand, spending time, learning to need no plan.

*sigh*
The Island Life

Horsin' Around

I blame the title on the intern. It's Monday...gimme a break! Shot these a few weeks ago at a client's ranch in Colorado. Amazing animals!

Flashback Friday: Processing Party

It's been many moons since I've processed my own film--probably three years. Can't wait to see what I have here... Seriously, I'm like a kid in a candy shop right now!

Happy Friday, folks.

LA: Fashion District

Spent last Saturday in good company of a couple amazing friends. We ventured into LA's Fastion District perusing the "Pucci" purses and "Channel" coats. Need a knock off? Two for ten, ten for twenty! Ohhh what a day...


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